Life and stories are alike in one way: They are full of hollows. The king and queen have no children: They have a child hollow. The girl has a wicked stepmother: She has a mother hollow. In a story, a baby comes along to fill the child hollow. But in life, the hollows continue empty.
Franny BillingsleyOur English monarchs are so unimaginative,โ said Eldric. โThey execute people in such tediously conventional ways.
Franny BillingsleyPoor Petey. Iโd like to say I could almost feel a tender spot for poor Petey, but the truth is Iโd rather feel at the tender spot on his head and give it a poke.
Franny BillingsleyActually, it would be assumed that the young lady had no such impulses at all, but Iโll tell you something: Chocolate melts on my tongue too.
Franny BillingsleyHeโs harmless, poor thing. Thatโs what everyone said. It was true, but who cares? Lots of people are harmless, but that doesnโt mean I have to like them.
Franny Billingsley